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'Kimi Raikkonen drives without instructions' says Alfa Romeo team manager

Kimi Raikkonen is by far the most experienced Formula 1 driver on the current grid. As he approaches 40, the Finnish driver has experienced almost everything on track. Alfa Romeo team manager Beat Zehnder was at Sauber when Raikkonen joined in 2001 and he's still at the team today.  Zehnder can identify just how far the 2007 world champion has improved since Raikkonen was 21-years-old. He reveals Raikkonen doesn't take any instructions with him ahead of races.  "Kimi drives without instructions. Kimi does it all by himself, he understands everything. The engineers discuss with each other whether we need to change an engine setting, but at that very moment, Kimi changes...
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